The Horticulture Department has taken special steps to popularise shade net farming technique among the farmers which has proved to be quite remunerative, said V. Sampath, Assistant Director of Horticulture.
Talking on the sidelines of ‘Green Terrace Garden – pulses food festival’ organised by SOC-SEAD, a service organisation here on Wednesday, Mr. Sampath said that a farmer of Kattakampatti near Vaiyampatti, Subramanian, had already taken a lead in this regard by raising nurseries in vegetables under shade net technique.
He appealed to the farmers to take to shade net cultivation for ensuring higher returns. He said that the department had also taken up efforts for promoting poly house cultivation among the farmers.
He emphasised the need for increased in-take of minor millets in the wake of the present-day lifestyle. “Ragi, cumbu, thinai and other millets can be used for making a variety for delicious dishes,” he said appealing to people to give up the misconception that the minor millets could be used only making gruel.
Earlier, Josephine Chinnarani, Director of the service organisation, spoke on the importance of minor millets. Dish made of millets was distributed to the visitors and members of public.
